Immediate Response to Death

  • Author: L Kelly
  • Level: 2
  • Study time: 40 mins
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Lesson series
Responding to a death requires sensitivity and understanding. This course provides essential guidance on handling immediate responses to death, managing emotions, documentation requirements, and respecting diverse religious and cultural practices. Learn to support families and whānau confidently and compassionately.

This course is aligned to (US26979)
  • Video time: 40 mins
  • Quiz: 1
  • Assessment: 1
Lesson series

Why this course?

Knowing exactly what steps to take immediately after a death ensures respectful and professional care. Understanding different cultural and religious practices, managing your own emotions, and accurate documentation are crucial. This course equips you to respond effectively, supporting families sensitively through their grief.
Meet the instructor

Leigh Kelly

Leigh Kelly is a New Zealand Registered Nurse who has been working with the elderly and disabled since 1974. Her ADN focused on young physically disabled.

She has been a Charge Nurse at Kenepuru and Greenlane Hospitals Continuing Care Wards, owned her own dementia specific rest home and worked and managed rest homes.

She also has vast experience as a RN in continuing care facilities. 
Patrick Jones - Course author